The Lake Placid

I was hanging out the other day, wearing a Lake Placid shirt, and was complimented on it by a buddy. He happened to notice the PondRocket logo on it, as he was familiar with the brand. I was feeling good about that compliment, but then was taken aback by his next comment.

He said “PondRocket is a hockey brand, right?”

And of course I answered… “of course it is.”

So then the next words out of his mouth were “so, I don’t get it. I don’t see how that is a hockey inspired shirt.”
And that got me thinking about the brand and the designs. What if people really aren’t picking up what I’m laying down? So with that thought in mind, I just wanted to take a minute to explain the Lake Placid designs relation to hockey.

The Miracle on Ice story has been told time and time again. That 1980 Olympic hockey team was an inspiration to generations of American born hockey players, including myself. It is such an influential moment in the game’s history, that I knew that I would have to somehow include it in the PondRocket line.

In my eyes, the design of the shirt would be a no-brainer. I always thought that Team USA had some fantastically simple jerseys. I love the single star on the shoulder and the contrast color name plates. But I also thought that what pulled the whole look together was the pants. Those red pants with stars and stripes running down the side were one-of-a-kind. And I knew I had to have them on a PondRocket shirt.

And so, with those thoughts in mind … I re-introduce the Lake Placid…

If you’d like to get a Lake Placid for yourself or a friend, have a look…

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